Temporary binder.



No. 764,284. PATENTED JULY 5, 1904-.

G. D. EMERSON.

TEMPORARY BINDER. APPLIGATION FILED 5116.20. 1002.

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IN VEN TOR:

ATTORNEY:

UNITED STATES Patented July 5, i904.

PATENT OEEIcE.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

SPEGT GATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,284, dated July 5, 1904.

Application filed August 20, 1902. Serial No. 120,288. (No model.)

To alZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GILBERT D. EMERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Temporary Binders, of which the following-is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in temporary binders for use in binding magazines, pamphlets, music, and kindred publications; and the object of my said invention is to produce a simple and eflicient device of this character which is composed of two parts, strong and durable, and which may he very easily manipulated to insert or remove the publications to be bound.

With this end in view my invention consists of a temporary binder having certain deto the section 1.

tails of construction, such as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims made hereto.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which similar numerals of reference are used to designate similar parts, Figure 1 is a plan view of a binder constructed in accordance with my invention, a portion of the leaves of the binder and of the periodical being broken away for convenience. Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1. gitudinal section through a portion of the binder, showing the locking mechanism for the binding-bar. Fig. 4 is adetail perspective of the slide-block which holds and locks the binding-rod in position. Fig. 5 is a detail plan viewin section, illustrating the slideblock in position when the bar is locked. Fig. 6 is a detail longitudinal section showing the hinged end of the binding-rod.

In carrying out my invention I provide a back of the usual book form, having the curved section 1 and the two heavy leaves 2 and 3, which are hinged or flexibly connected At one end of the concave section 1 is a fixed block 4:, having a slot or groove 5, in which is pivoted or hinged one end of the binding-rod 6. The other end of the binding-rod is provided with a notch 7 Fig. 3 is a detail lon-.

adjacent to its end, which is engaged byadetent 8, formed on the under side of a slide block 9, which is mounted in this end of" the section 1 of the back. This slide-block 9 has side ledges 10, which work in the grooves 11, formed in the end of the back section 1. On

the inner end of these ledges 10 are the side projections 12, which operate in the grooves 11 and serve to prevent the block 9 from being removed entirely out 01'' the groove, and thus prevent of itsbeing lost or misplaced.

In operation when it is desired to insert a magazine or other pamphlet into the binder the slide 9 is moved outwardly after depressing the notched end of the binding-rod 6, thus releasing the said rod, so that it may be moved outwardly from its hinged end and the magazine placed in position, after which the binding-rod is pulled down in position and held at its notched end until the slide-block 9 is moved back into normal position and its detent 8, carried on the under side of said block, has engaged the notch 7, and thereby firmly locked the binding-rod in position, thus firmly holding the magazine to the binder. The spring in the rod 6 serves to keep it closely in contact with the block 9, and at the same time this spring-pressure causes the ledges on the said block to bind in the grooves 11, and thus prevent the said block from being easily removed. WVhen it is desired to remove the magazine, the end of the rod 6 is pressed down with the finger, and the slide can then be readily moved outwardly and the end of the rod released, as will be readily understood.

Minor changes in details of construction may be made without departingfrom the spirit and scope of my invention, and equivalent elements may be used, as may be the choice of one skilled in the art, to accomplish the same result.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is

1. In a temporary hinder, the combination.

with the back, of a binding-rod hinged at one end to the back, a slidable block adjacent the other end and adapted to move longitudinally of said back, and engaging means carried respectively by the under side of said block and bearing formed on the other end of said back,

a slidable block adapted to said hearing so as 5 to move longltuclmally, means for limiting" the sliding movement of said slidable block, and a catch having coacting parts, formed respectively on the under side of said slidable block and in the free end of the binding-rod. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of July, A. D. 1902.

GILBERT D. EMERSON.

Witnesses:

J NO. T. CRoss, CHAS. K. BENNETT.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 764,284. 1

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 764,284, granted July 5, 1904, upon the application of Gilbert D. Emerson, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for an improvement in Temporary Binders, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction, as follows: In line 17, page 1, the word two should read few; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 19th day-of July, A. D., 1904.

[SEAL] E. B. MOORE,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

